Foreign aid cuts
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Girls Pay the Price As Aid Cuts Hit Countries with Deepest Gender Inequality
The analysis, released on International Day of the Girl, found that 17 of the 20 countries most severely affected by global aid cuts this year were ranked as having ‘poor’ (4) or ‘very poor’ (13) gender equality on the global SDG Gender Index.
Surge in number of children facing sexual abuse as they flee DRC to Burundi with aid cuts reducing support – Save the Children
The number of children reporting sexual assault after fleeing into Burundi to escape violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has more than tripled this year with aid cuts dramatically reducing the support available, said Save the Children.
ACUTE MALNUTRITION SOARS IN SOUTH SUDAN WITH MILLIONS OF CHILDREN AT RISK FOLLOWING AID CUTS
A deadly mix of conflict, climate change and poverty have pushed 2.3 million children aged under 5 in South Sudan into life threatening acute malnutrition, with rates soaring just months after foreign governments announced the slashing of funds to the world’s poorest countries, Save the Children said.
OP-ED: Syria Is Changing But Its Children Cannot Wait
This op-ed by Bujar Hoxha, Save the Children Syria Country Director, highlights the urgent humanitarian crisis facing Syria’s children amid political change. With millions affected by hunger, displacement, and aid cuts, he urges prioritizing children’s safety, education, and wellbeing to secure Syria’s future.
Afghanistan: One in five children facing crisis levels of hunger as funding cuts reduce food aid
About one in five children in Afghanistan could face crisis levels of hunger before October, with funding cuts reducing the amount of food aid available for families, Save the Children said
ABOUT 300,000 CHILDREN RISK LOSING EDUCATION AS LEARNING CENTRES IN ROHINGYA CAMPS SHUT DUE TO FUNDING CUTS
The move affects more than 6,400 learning centers in Cox’s Bazar – the world’s largest refugee camp.
ALMOST 95,000 BABIES COULD BE BORN WITHOUT SKILLED BIRTH SUPPORT AS AID CUTS PUT LIVES AT RISK
About 95,000 mothers supported by Save the Children may have to give birth without a skilled health worker present in the next 12 months putting themselves and their babies at risk, unless life-saving aid programmes continue, said Save the Children.
SOMALIA: OVER 55,000 CHILDREN AT RISK OF ILLNESS AND DEATH AS AID CUTS FORCE NUTRITION CENTRES TO CLOSE
At least 55,000 children supported by Save the Children in Somalia will lose access to lifesaving nutrition services by June, as aid cuts force Save the Children-supported nutrition centres to close.
AID CUTS THREATEN THE LIVES OF 110,000 CHILDREN WITH SEVERE MALNUTRITION RELIANT ON EMERGENCY TREATMENT FROM SAVE THE CHILDREN
In 2025, Save the Children aims to treat 260,000 children for severe acute malnutrition at outpatient sites in 10 countries that are now experiencing therapeutic food shortages.
OVER 400,000 CHILDREN IN SYRIA AT RISK OF MALNUTRITION FOLLOWING AID CUTS
Data compiled by a group of humanitarian organisations operating in Syria shows that in nearly half of the country’s districts, more than 50% of children under five with severe acute malnutrition are not receiving the treatment they need. Malnutrition cases in Syria have been rising for years, but funding cuts have exacerbated an already dire situation.